[sudo-discuss] [omni-finance] [omni-discuss] finance-wg report back

[Berry Maker]

Who would best be to advise on the current limitations of coordinating
events at the Omni?  Byob for example? Caberet laws, etc.

I'm fairly certain an Omni events collective already exists and it would be
respectful to ask about creating one first.

On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know the specific codes in Oakland but <100 people generally means
> it's a "private party" with no special permission needed. You could get
> away with much more if there aren't many people milling about outside.
>
> 4 events per month x 99 attendees x $20 cover charge = $7920/mo gross
> income.
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:18 PM, Berry Maker <berrythemaker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Agreed! Several edm event coordinator friends have asked me about this.
>> I've heard holding this type of event at Omni is be tricky atm though.
>> Oakland needs more edm events.
>> On Oct 29, 2015 8:07 PM, "Autonomous" <autonomous666 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hosting EDM events in the ballroom could more than make up for the cash
>>> flow shortage:
>>>
>>> http://www.sfbayedm.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ugg, $2k additional expenses :(
>>>>
>>>> i really feel renting the common spaces is our only sustainable &
>>>> viable option at this point...along with hosting our own fundraiser events.
>>>>
>>>> maybe if we had a prodution collective responsible for optimizing teh
>>>> commons for events, we could get more for them ;)
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Off the top of my head, here are some numbers...
>>>>>
>>>>> Monthly income from collectives:
>>>>> Collective/TenantRentUtilitiesBAPS1000NSudo2000YCCL2000YPhat Beets750YRise
>>>>> Above600YTIL300YDurga Press75NPublication Studio 100NVouched Books75N
>>>>> MPM600YFNB0NLL100NLM300N
>>>>> GWS350?CDP (meets weekly)
>>>>> 50NTotal83006-7 Y
>>>>> Utilities are split evenly among the 6-7 collectives that contribute,
>>>>> roughly $375 each (or $2250-2625).
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have definitive numbers for event rentals, but it's somewhere
>>>>> between $2-4K/month.
>>>>>
>>>>> Current rent as of November is $15,281 as our 12 month $1000 monthly
>>>>> rebate has just expired. This number includes property insurance, property
>>>>> tax, business tax and waste management charges. Adding the above utilities
>>>>> (gas / electric / water) our total monthly expenses are on the order of
>>>>> $18K/month.
>>>>>
>>>>> We will be losing an additional $1K/month after Rise Above leaves in
>>>>> December.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>
>>>>> Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/donate
>>>>>
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>>>>> -Laurie Anderson
>>>>>
>>>>> "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining
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>>>>>  -Hannah Arendt
>>>>>
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>>>>> -Stéphane Mallarmé
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>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla at riseup.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is often a finance report at the delegates meetings. Here is a
>>>>>> link to the last one which answers many of your questions.
>>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2015/10/15_Delegates_Meeting#Financial_Report_Back
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The kickstarter money is pretty much spent (and was specifically for
>>>>>> building improvements not for rent) and we haven't gotten any grants in
>>>>>> while.
>>>>>> Laura
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/28/15 12:57 PM, yar wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Andrew cardoza <threve35 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Are there any calculations of how much money we would need to raise
>>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>>> following months? if so, what will be the monthly goals?
>>>>>>>> Also, what are we currently raising per month?
>>>>>>>> What is the shortfall?
>>>>>>>> where is the money coming from?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> events?
>>>>>>>> from collectives?
>>>>>>>> that kickstarter?
>>>>>>>> grants?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Who do I ask, if no one responds to these inquiries?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just for the record, the best place to ask these questions is the
>>>>>>> Omni's finance working group mailing list, which I've CC'd here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> finance at lists.omnicommons.org
>>>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/finance
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